Abstract 4-year-old girl with a two-year history of speech and language delay was referred to the Speech Language Therapy Service by her health visitor. Additionally, she had asthma, recurrent glue ears, head lice, poor dentition, persistent malodorous nasal discharge, halitosis. Her hyper-nasal sounds indicated soft palate dysfunction. Subsequent assessment in cleft clinic resulted diagnosis n...

After one year, world is still struggled with COVID-19 pandemic. a strange viral infection which presents in different aspects and nearly can involve every system human body. Both its direct indirect effects make people trouble, even the presence of good adherence to health precautions. Recently, there an attention developing halitosis (bad breath) among infected patients, could be due conseque...

BACKGROUND Oral health status in India is traditionally evaluated using clinical indices. There is growing interest to know how subjective measures relate to outcomes of oral health. The aims of the study were to assess the prevalence and correlates of self-reported state of teeth in 12-year-old schoolchildren in Kerala, India. METHODS Cross-sectional survey data were used. The sample consist...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS To assess and compare the effects of different oral hygiene procedures on the reduction of morning bad breath, plaque and gingival status in healthy subjects. METHODS A four step cross-over trial was performed on 32 study subjects. They were allocated into four groups: Group I: tooth brushing; Group II: tooth brushing and tongue scraping; Group III: tooth brushing and mout...

Halitosis means an unpleasant odor of the expired air, regardless of the source of this odor. The foul breath originating from the oral cavity itself is termed as oral malodor and it is usually the main contributor of unpleasant breath in an otherwise healthy individual. The most predominant causes of halitosis are gingivitis, periodontitis, and tongue coating. However, several non-oral patholo...

There are some subjects that most people are reluctant to discuss. While theoretically nothing is taboo in the medical literature, doctors as humans are affected by social mores. So when I thought about the general subject of halitosis, or bad breath, I expected to find a dearth of literature on the subject. Actualfy, as is often the case, there is far more literature written on most subjects t...

The objective of this research is to analyse the causal relationship between construction of fixed bridge dentures and the intensity of halitosis manifestations, as well as to establish basic hygiene requirements for construction of fixed dentures which would completely exclude retention of food particles and avoid bad breath. 48 patients (36 men and 12 women), who use fixed dentures for 2-10 y...